Functions of DysfunctionAdministrative Science Quarterly - Tập 59 Số 3 - Trang 474-516 - 2014
Blake E. Ashforth, Peter H. Reingen
We report the results of an ethnographic study of a natural food cooperative in which we found an inherent tension in its mission between idealism and pragmatism, and we explore the dynamics through which that tension was managed and engaged in day-to-day governance and activities. Insights from participant observation, archival data, semi-structured interviews, and surveys provide a deta...... hiện toàn bộ
The Search-Transfer Problem: The Role of Weak Ties in Sharing Knowledge across Organization SubunitsAdministrative Science Quarterly - Tập 44 Số 1 - Trang 82-111 - 1999
Morten T. Hansen
This paper combines the concept of weak ties from social network research and the notion of complex knowledge to explain the role of weak ties in sharing knowledge across organization subunits in a multiunit organization. I use a network study of 120 new-product development projects undertaken by 41 divisions in a large electronics company to examine the task of developing new products in...... hiện toàn bộ
Power Imbalance, Mutual Dependence, and Constraint Absorption: A Closer Look at Resource Dependence TheoryAdministrative Science Quarterly - Tập 50 Số 2 - Trang 167-199 - 2005
Tiziana Casciaro, Mikołaj Jan Piskorski
Despite ubiquitous references to Pfeffer and Salancik's classic volume, The External Control of Organizations, resource dependence theory is more of an appealing metaphor than a foundation for testable empirical research. We argue that several ambiguities in the resource dependence model account in part for this and propose a reformulation of resource dependence theory that addresses thes...... hiện toàn bộ